[CW] New ARRL Code Proficiency Certificate Program

[Grant Youngman]

I‘ve been licensed for over 60 years.  A member of the ARRL since, and a Life Member for much of that time.  There have always been supporters and detractors, long before there were reflectors or social media outlets where one could voice one’s disapproval for a large audience.  I’ve agreed with some things, disagreed with others.  It isn’t as though bitching about the ARRL is a recent phenomenon.

Perhaps some level of participation might have a positive effect.  You can’t count on “somebody else” to take care of what you see as an organizational ill.  It would certainly have a more positive impact than sitting on the outside stoop doing little more than grumbling,  kibitzing,  and telling everyone why you won’t be a member.  

Very few of us actually do anything any more besides complain in some public forum … and I’m as guilty as any one else.  Whether the subject is ARRL, politics, lead in the water supply… whatever … 

Grant NQ5T

> On Jul 14, 2019, at 2:03 PM, Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Scott,
> 
> Every 'organization', more especially any where money is involved, evolves into a self-perpetuating organism. One or two where I am a member may be a shell of their former selves but still do somewhat represent me. It's just how it all works. Maybe somebody should start a new organization. I'mm too old to do that.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill  KU8H
> 
> 
> On 7/14/19 1:53 PM, Scott Hill wrote:
>> I finally let my membership expire last year.  They have become a modern corporation:  market driven, professionally operated.  Today that means a sort of hyper-tech emergency/search and rescue customer base.  We are a fringe group now.
>> Scott/K6IX
>> On 7/14/2019 10:37 AM, Steve WD8DAS via CW wrote:
>>> 
>>> They got a sponsor *and* they are charging $10 for it?  Wow - how exciting.
>>> 
>>> So far I've managed to stick with the ARRL all these years, but at least once a year something happens to make me question my membership.  It seems like they want to drive away members.
>>> 
>>>